Get ready for an incredible year of events! We’re taking Vanlife Eats on the road, and we’ll be cooking up a storm at some of the biggest...
A Weekend With Vanlife Eats
I absolutely LOVED our mini meets last year! I know you did too because you keep asking me when I am going to do them again. Well this is the...
RidgeMonkey Sausage Rolls
I have been using RidgeMonkey pans since 2018 and the one simple recipe I always go back to is an easy local sausage wrapped in puffy pastry....
Mark’s Stuffed Pancakes – Crespelle
Crispelle is a popular Italian stuffed pancake and is done in so many ways. My recipe is based on my Nona's trippette that she used to make....
The Best Portable Gas Pizza Ovens for 2026 Vanlife, Motorhomes & Camping
Finding the best pizza oven for camping or your motorhome is tough! They look big bulky and do the use a lot of gas? There is storage, weight,...
Vanlife Eats Vanfit Challenge
So it's January and we all think about being healthier for the new year. Well me too but the problem is that I LOVE food and I LOVE cooking new...
Ragu alla Bolognese
This is the authentic traditional recipe for a Bolognese sauce. If it's not done this way then it can't be called a Bolognese ragu! Ragù alla...
Chicken Chow Mein Fakeaway
There’s something deeply satisfying about a good chow mein — glossy noodles, tender strips of chicken, a proper salty-sweet sauce, and just...
Chunky Coleslaw with Poppy Seed Crunch | Easy No-Cook Vanlife Side
Time to upgrade your BBQ spread with something fresh, crunchy, and way better than anything you’ll find in a plastic tub. This homemade (or...
Best One-Pan Campervan Meals – 7 Tried and Tested Vanlife Recipes
Cooking in a campervan presents a unique set of challenges: limited space, fewer cooking tools, and a constant awareness of water and fuel use....
How to Make a Sourdough Starter from Scratch (Includes Beginner Bread Recipe)
Creating a sourdough starter at home or even in your van is a straightforward process that requires only flour, water, and time. This is my...
How to Build Your Own BBQ Rubs from Scratch
It's BBQ season here in the UK and as I write this I am very much looking forward to the weekend heatwave thats due! I am going to be doing...
Breakfast Tacos – RidgeMonkey Recipe
What I love about the RidgeMonkey is how effortlessly it cooks up incredible tacos! And what I love about tacos? You can fill them with locally...
Pizza Dough Recipe that works – Poolish Method
If you’ve ever wondered why your homemade pizza doesn’t quite hit the mark, the answer might be in your dough. Great pizza starts with great...
White chocolate and lemon meringue fudge recipe
This white chocolate and lemon meringue fudge recipe is absolutely divine! It's hard to beat fudge, but add some lemon and meringue and it...
3 Ingredient Oreo fudge recipe
This 3 ingredient Oreo fudge recipe is super easy to make, and only requires a few ingredients, making it ideal for van kitchens. Also, you...
Game-Changing Campervan Kitchen Gadgets
Let’s be honest—cooking in a campervan can be a challenge. Space is tight, power’s limited, and somehow an essential always goes missing...
SketchUp vs VanSpace – Which Is Better for Designing Your Van Conversion?
This van is our 4th build, so we’ve tried quite a few different van conversion design tools over the years. We started out with SketchUp first,...
RidgeMonkey Connect Sandwich Toaster XL – Our Kitchen Essential
At Vanlife Eats, we’re passionate about making campervan cooking practical, fun, and incredibly tasty. One kitchen essential we genuinely...
Vanlife & Outdoor Cooking Enjoyment, Etiquette, and Essentials
With Vanlife there's something uniquely special about parking up in a beautiful, wild spot, setting up my Cobb grill for outdoor cooking, and...
Everything you need to know about the Cobb BBQ
Cobb BBQ outdoor cooking is a whole different level of delicious, fuss-free, adventure-friendly grilling, roasting, and baking. Bringing the...
The Omnia Stovetop Oven – How to Bake, Roast, and Cook Without a Built-in Oven
For many, the idea of living or travelling in a campervan brings up one major concern—how do you cook properly without a built-in oven? When I...
Gas or Induction Hob? What should you fit in your campervan?
We hear this all the time gas or induction?. What do we recommend you should fit in your campervan? Let's put this great debate in another...
Pancake recipes for pancake day!
Shrove tuesday can only mean one thing - pancakes! Or vancakes may be a better name for them! Here are 5 pancake recipes perfect for pancake...
